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Watchmen in the night: presidential accountability after watergate. / Theodore C. Sorensen

By: Sorensen, Theodore CContributor(s): James MacGregor BurnsMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London: MIIT Press, 1969Description: xv, 178 p.: 20cmISBN: 0262191334LOC classification: JK516.S67
Contents:
Contents: The Part as Prologue: Was watergate a deterrent? -- Was Nixon an aberrant? -- The Illusion of Omnipotence: The Facade of unlimited presidential power -- Inherent limitations -- Institutional limitations -- The Department and career service -- The Press -- Congress -- The Courts -- The Myth of the strong Nixon presidency -- The Legacy of the weak Nixon presidency -- The Effect of the Nixon ouster -- The Danger of an impotent presidency -- Proposed structural changes -- The Sinews of Accountability : Making the president more accountable to congress confirming the cabinet -- Pruning white house staff function -- Securing information -- Overseeing surveillence -- Withdrawing emergency powers -- Making the president more accountable to the courts -- The President of justice in court -- Making the president more accountable to the people -- The Mystique of the president -- The Media and the president -- The Marketing of the president -- The Measuring of the president -- Sources and notes
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Contents: The Part as Prologue: Was watergate a deterrent? -- Was Nixon an aberrant? -- The Illusion of Omnipotence: The Facade of unlimited presidential power -- Inherent limitations -- Institutional limitations -- The Department and career service -- The Press -- Congress -- The Courts -- The Myth of the strong Nixon presidency -- The Legacy of the weak Nixon presidency -- The Effect of the Nixon ouster -- The Danger of an impotent presidency -- Proposed structural changes -- The Sinews of Accountability : Making the president more accountable to congress confirming the cabinet -- Pruning white house staff function -- Securing information -- Overseeing surveillence -- Withdrawing emergency powers -- Making the president more accountable to the courts -- The President of justice in court -- Making the president more accountable to the people -- The Mystique of the president -- The Media and the president -- The Marketing of the president -- The Measuring of the president -- Sources and notes

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